Latest Maryland Headlines
All the headlines from our Maryland Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Md. Court Upholds Fellow Employee Exclusion in Commercial Auto Policy
Nov 22 2006 // The Maryland Court of Appeals has held that a fellow-employee exclusion in a commercial automobile liability policy is valid and enforceable above the minimum statutory liability limits. The court found that a business...
Md. Deputy Sheriff Indicted on Arson Charge
Nov 22 2006 // A Frederick County, Maryland sheriff’s deputy has been indicted on a charge of second-degree arson for allegedly burning his girlfriend’s sport-utility vehicle in what investigators have said was an insurance...
People and Places
Nov 20 2006 // Greg Thompson, president and chief executive officer of Thomco, is the new president of the Target Markets Program Administrators Association, a national organization serving program managers. Thomco, headquartered in...
News Currents
Nov 20 2006 // Newly elected Democratic governors in Massachusetts, New York and Maryland are expected to name their own insurance commissioners, although it’s to early to know who the successors might be, according to insurance...
People
Nov 19 2006 // Greg Thompson, president and chief executive officer of Thomco, is the new president of the Target Markets Program Administrators Association, a national organization serving program managers. Thomco, headquartered in...
With new governors could come new commissioners in Mass., Md., N.Y.
Nov 19 2006 // Newly elected Democratic governors in Massachusetts, New York and Maryland are expected to name their own insurance commissioners, although it’s to early to know who the successors might be, according to insurance...
Rossano Joins William Gallagher in Maryland
Nov 10 2006 // Insurance and benefits broker William Gallagher Associates reports that Lyn Rossano has joined the Maryland office as senior vice president in the Property & Casualty area. She brings 20 years of risk advisory...
Industry Expects New Commissioners in Mass., Md., N.Y.
Nov 9 2006 // Newly-elected Democratic governors in Massachusetts, New York and Maryland are expected to name their own insurance commissioners, although the identity of any successors is unknown at this time, according to insurance...
CEO of Maryland Insurer CareFirst Steps Down; Interim CEO Named
Nov 8 2006 // William L. Jews will step down as chief executive of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield at the end of the year, the board of Maryland’s biggest health insurer said. The decision to leave was mutual, according to board...
Maryland Orders Allstate Return $17.5M to Auto Insureds
Oct 20 2006 // Maryland Insurance Commissioner R. Steven Orr has ordered Allstate Insurance to return $17.5 million to 20,571 of its auto policyholders in Maryland whom he says were improperly charged. This restitution is in addition to...
Pa., Del., Md. Agents Name Board Members
Oct 19 2006 // The Insurance Agents and Brokers of Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland announced its new board members for the upcoming 2006-07 term at its annual board meeting in Baltimore. In addition to appointing board members to...
ProLawyer Insurance, LLC Announces MGA Appointment for an Admitted Lawyers Professional Liability Product in DE, MD & PA
Oct 16 2006 // Newtown, PA – ProLawyer Insurance, LLC is pleased to announce their Managing General Agent appointment with an A.M. Best “A” (Excellent) rated carrier for Lawyers Professional Liability in Delaware,...
Md. Police Officers Accused of Setting SUV on Fire for Insurance
Oct 1 2006 // A second police officer has been charged with setting an SUV on fire to obtain insurance money to buy a Cadillac Escalade, the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office said. Elizabeth Lauren Anderson, 27, of Knoxville,...
New D.C.-Md.-Va. Regional Emergency Facility Officially Dedicated
Sep 29 2006 // District of Columbia, regional and federal officials this week introduced a state-of-the-art communications center that will serve as a command post in the event of a regional emergency. The 127,000 square-foot center,...
R. Steven Orr, Maryland, Commissioner of Insurance
Sep 4 2006 // In January, Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. selected R. Steven Orr to serve as Maryland Insurance Commissioner, succeeding Alfred W. Redmer, who resigned in October 2005 to join the private sector. Orr most recently...
The Commissioners
Sep 4 2006 // In January, Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. selected R. Steven Orr to serve as Maryland Insurance Commissioner, succeeding Alfred W. Redmer, who resigned in October 2005 to join the private sector. Orr most recently...
Montgomery Insurance Rolls Out Streamlined Commercial Pricing
Sep 1 2006 // Appointed agents of Montgomery Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, can now get faster and more precise quotes with the implementation this month of the Commercial IQ SmartRisk underwriting and pricing system for...
Rough riding for workers’ comp on the racetrack
Aug 21 2006 // The problem of providing workers’ compensation insurance for jockeys and backstretch workers, such as grooms and exercise riders, in the horse racing industry is a complicated one. Only four states —...
Rough riding for workers’ comp on the racetrack
Aug 21 2006 // The problem of providing workers’ compensation insurance for jockeys and backstretch workers, such as grooms and exercise riders, in the horse racing industry is a complicated one. Only four states —...
Rough riding for workers’ comp on the racetrack
Aug 21 2006 // The problem of providing workers’ compensation insurance for jockeys and backstretch workers, such as grooms and exercise riders, in the horse racing industry is a complicated one. Only four states —...
